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History School Trips

trip ideas to historical sites and museums

History field trips and workshops

School field trips to historical sites and museums offer students a chance to step outside the confines of the classroom and engage with the past in a more immersive, tangible way. Excursions to landmarks, battlefields, or other historic exhibits allow your class to see the places where history unfolded, providing them with a richer understanding of the past.

For those looking for a history themed workshop to visit your school, your students can learn about your historical topic from a different perspective, maybe handle artifacts from the past, and gain a deeper personal connection with the subject your are teaching.

Interacting with knowledgeable experts in a subjct brings the past to life in vivid, compelling ways that textbooks cannot replicate. Enabling pupils to have an understanding beyond the simple facts and figures. Beyond the academic value, first hand experiences offered by a history school trip or field trip will instill a sense of wonder, curiosity, and appreciation for the events and stories of those who came before us.

School children may find it difficult to imagine how people lived in the past due to their limited life experience. As part of their historical enquiry, a history school trip to a historically significant place will certainly help to put what they are being taught in the classroom, into context, and make it more understandable. Teachers usually find that the class are so much more motivated following a history themed trip, which makes the subsequent lessons more enjoyable and allows the pupils to make the congnitive connection between the place and what is on the paper in front of them.

To make it easier for you to find a history trip to suit your curriculum topic, we have split our historical school trips into more helpful sections relating to specific periods in history.

If you want the experience to visit your school, try our in-school history workshops page.

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Periods of British and World History

  • Prehistory

    Before AD 43
    prehistory tripsFind out where to take your class if you want to bring prehistory, the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age to life.
    view Prehistory..

  • The Celts

    750 BC - AD 43
    celtic historyLearn about the Celts of Iron Age Britain through a range of history school workshops, perfect for KS1 and KS2 history.
    view Celts..

  • Roman Britain

    AD 43 - 410
    roman history tripsThe Roman invasion of 43 AD was far from decisive, indeed it took a few decades for the Romans to stretch their influence. Find a Roman school history trip
    view Roman Britain..

  • Saxons & Vikings

    AD 410 - 1066
    history saxons and vikingsInvaders and Settlers visited our island from North Western Europe. Saxon Settlements, Saxon Laws and Justice, museums, monuments and churches.
    view Saxons and Vikings..

  • Medieval History

    AD 1066 - 1540
    medieval histor tripsThe Medieval period, also sometimes referred to as the Middle Ages, began with the Norman conquest of Britain in 1066 and lasted until the end of the fifteenth century. View a range of history school trips with a medieval twist.
    view Medieval.. view Castles..

  • The Elizabethans

    AD 1558 - 1603
    elizabethan history tripsDiscover the Golden Era of the Elizabethans, the reign of Elizabeth I, the works of Shakespeare and a range of school trips and workshops to inspire your history students.
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  • Tudors and Stuarts

    AD 1603 - 1740
    history trips tudorsThe Tudor period began in 1485, following the final battle of the Wars of the Roses, which had been fought during the Plantagenet period between the house of York and the Lancastrians.
    view Tudors & Stuarts..

  • Industrial Revolution

    AD 1750 - 1900
    industrial revolution tripsDuring the second half of the eighteenth century, a huge change began to take place in Britain. Driven by a unique set of circumstances including growth in population, the Industrial Revolution took place.
    view Industrial Revolution..

  • The Victorians

    AD 1837 - 1901
    victorian history tripsThe Victorian period lasted from 1837 until 1901. Discover a range of school history trips focusing on this fascinating period of British history.
    view The Victorians..

  • 20th Century History

    AD 1900 - 1999
    20th century history tripsThe study topics for the twentieth century are wide ranging, perhaps due to changes in lifestyle and technology that took place.
    view Twentieth Century..

  • Significant Individuals

    significant individuals from historyWorkshops to help you learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements
    view Significant Individuals..

  • Black History

    black historyCelebrate Black History Month during October each year and teach your class topics ranging from Slavery and Segregation to Abolition and Windrush.
    view Black History..

  • History of Toys

    history of toys workshopsThese school workshops for KS1 demonstrate a timeline of toys through history.
    view Toys history..

  • British Monarchs

    monarchs in historyA selection of history workshops and day trips for school groups studying the changing power of the monarchs. History curriculum KS1 KS2 KS3.
    view Monarchs..

  • Ancient Civilisations

    ancient civilisation history tripsIf your class history topic is Ancient Egypt, we have a range of trips and workshops that will bring the Egyptians to life for your pupils.
    view Egyptians..

  • Ancient Egyptians

    egyptian history tripsIf your class history topic is Ancient Egypt, we have a range of trips and workshops that will bring the Egyptians to life for your pupils.history-egyptians
    view Egyptians..

  • Ancient Greeks

    greek history tripsIs your topic Ancient Greece, if so we have a range of historical trips and workshops that will bring Greek history to life for your pupils.
    view Ancient Greeks..

  • World Wars

    world wars historyBring to life the history of the two World Wars in a way that will engage your students and allow them to develop a better understanding of the topics you are studying in the classroom.
    view World Wars..

  • History Residentials

    residential history tripsGet hands on with residential history trips through creative and interactive learning experiences designed by qualified teachers, throughout the UK.
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